Balloon Rush by CocaPasteque 2020-04-22T16:24:01Z
Very nice and challenging puzzle game! The winning condition is very satisfying :D If only the music wasn't so quiet!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → spyranteros
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | 👥 | Forest of Madness | jam | 999 | 3.18 | 3.06 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 2.88 | 2.89 | 3.01 |
| 2023 | 53 | Delivery | 👥 | Stroke Stork | jam | 1069 | 3.02 | 3.08 | 2.85 | 3.97 | 3.75 | 3.14 | 3.87 | 3.02 |
| 2023 | 52 | Harvest | Harvest "Harvest Simulator" Simulator | compo | 202 | 3.34 | 2.97 | 3.53 | 3.89 | 3.65 | 3.75 | 3.73 | 3.64 | |
| 2022 | 51 | Every 10 seconds | Déka! | compo | 116 | 3.71 | 3.50 | 4.12 | 4.40 | 3.52 | 3.15 | 2.72 | 3.12 | |
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | Fine Line Mine | compo | 139 | 3.87 | 3.30 | 3.91 | 4.17 | 4.10 | 4.06 | 3.12 | 3.67 | |
| 2020 | 47 | Stuck in a loop | Four Walls Of The Boiler Room | compo | 307 | 3.43 | 3.05 | 3.39 | 3.67 | 4.01 | 3.71 | 4.32 | ||
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | TamagotchIT | jam | 1772 | 3.25 | 2.89 | 3.08 | 4.13 | 3.69 | 2.76 | 3.83 | 3.22 |
Very nice and challenging puzzle game! The winning condition is very satisfying :D If only the music wasn't so quiet!
Hehe, pretty fun! Wish I could test the VR version!
I actually liked the movement system a lot! It was a very fun game overall!
5/5 solid game! The sound effect when the flower is in the air is so satisfying :D
Just amazing! Loved the graphics and music! In the beginning I was craving for some shiny particles to indicate pickable items but later I realized that finding the items and running there is the main fun factor of the game! The sound design was pretty cool but since the music is very low pitched, I think higher pitched sound effects could fill the sound field a bit more :) The machinery sure feels heavy and the music helps a lot! If you decide working on it post jam, as you should, consider some screen shaking in every step! 5/5 amazing game.
Wow, just wow! Perfect score right here, everything is just perfect! I don't really adore the control buttons, but that's me.
Very nice UI, art! Something's wrong with the sound effect of decreasing the number on buildings, there's some serious clicking at the tail of it. Overall, it's a fun game once you read how to play!
Pretty cool! I found myself playing for quiet a long time! Loved the graphics and the idea you can build your armor! What it lacks is a super cool mechanical walking sound effect, this would make you feel huuuge! Also, the bullet could be bigger since aiming and left/right click is quiet critical. I think you should continue this post jam, it has a great potential for a fun game! And don't forget toadd some epic chicken music, post jam! :D Awesome.
Wow very nice! You certainly did a lot but did not rush it! Amazing art and concept! The UI it pretty good, especially during the interaction but the font could use a black outline since some times it is not very readable. The sound design is pretty solid, the music could be a bit more epic in my opinion! Overall a great idea!
Thank you, I found my new workout since gyms are closed!
Thank you everyone very much for your comments so far! Right now the difficulty slightly every round until it reaches a roof of 0.75 seconds. @eduardo-yukio You really nailed i! No wonder You couldn't realize the speed up!I will certainly sit down and improve the gameplay a little bit, this is gonna be a great exercise for me.
Improvements to be made: 1) Increase difficulty every, let's say, 5 points (this will also speed up the sound effect during the thinking phase so the player will eventually know it get's harder. 2) As @brendev suggested, some pseudorandom generation would really update the experience (flashback to the time I tried to test the spawn of the balloon and wouldn't get one when I needed it) 3) Maybe give a life eventually? Dunno. 4)Something that even I find frustrating is the fact that you can click the buttons during the game over instantly, as a result you may lose your score if you press a button too late since the game will restart. I'm thinking of adding 3 seconds cool down before making the buttons active.
P.S. All the balancing was made using a mouse, I later tested it with my phone and my graphic tablet and it was easier and more fun!
Thank you very much everyone once again for your comments and for helping me surpass the 20 ratings! I have further developed the game and pretty much believe it's finished. I will upload the new version after the voting is finished. I have developed the following: 1) The game now has a menu. 2) It can track high score. 3) There is a 3 second countdown at the game over screen so you won't accidentally press a button a restart. 4) I made a healing feature which gives an extra life every 10 rounds. 5) The game now becomes harder every 5 rounds instead of every round and Pennywise walks faster the harder it gets. 6) I have decreased the waiting time and balanced the difficulty more so the game will be more enjoyable. 7) Also, the game now uses PCG32 pseudorandom generator instead of the standard randomize feature. 8) I have made an android build since I believe it is pretty fun with a touch screen. 9) Last but not least, you can use A, S, D or arrow left, down, right to press the buttons.
If you have any other suggestions for the new version let me know! Cause improving what is already there is an awesome training for my nooby coding!
Reminds me of Tekken 3 Volleyball!Really fun to play solo as well!
Phil, congrats for once more! What a great concept. Music was awesome, especially when the drum pattern drops, it actually makes you excited for anomaly! :D (Some collision issues though, as you already know. Got stuck in the corner of the library and had to restart.) And I love how you used hand drawn assets again! Awesome!
Congrats guys! Loved the theme implementation with the looping world and I wish you could use it more, like in the 1st puzzle. At the 2nd one, the buttons should activate a bit faster, not instantly but not that slow. 3rd one was my favorite. Loved the music, especially at the 3rd level. Movement sliding was a bit unnecessary in my opinion but it's alright! Wish you had someone to help with art, it would make the game even more unique! Cheers!
Very fun game and easy to understand, great theme implementation!
Very nice! So much work for 48 hours!
Hahaha how did you come up with this idea! Brilliant!
Just finished the game, it is lovely! Very well polished. Music and art were phenomenal. I believe jumping with up arrow key instead of spacebar would make dashing up a lot easier, or maybe move dashing to double taping instead of shift to avoid sticky keys shortcut! An amazing title nevertheless. Well done!
One of the best games so far for me! Definitely the best at humor category!
Absolutely brilliant! 5 starts at everything! Music was so damn good!
This was amazing and really didn't feel like a jam game! Well done guys! Awesome theme implementation! My fav game so far, 5 stars for everything easily!
So cool and easy to understand! And adding a leaderboards makes me wanna play more! Well done :D
Congrats guys! It's sooooo fun! Didn't expect anything less from you 2 :D
I probably played more than I should xD I love how you can see the real hamster under the blue one :P
Art is and palette is brilliant! Music as well. Sound effects are very good as well, I only find shotgun sound a bit annoying, but nothing to worry about! I love that dude's eyes! :eyes:
Dem credits! cute game but it would be even better if it was a racing game against the other duckies, with hooks slowing you down!
It is a well made game, art is perfect, collision needs some improvement.
Absolutely loved it! Perfect art, fun gameplay, good theme implementation, nice audio! Well done, guys!
@afroant Thanks for playing and figuring all that out! Spoilers: You are absolutely right about the horror element and numbers! I was planning to do so at the 4th digit as well but ran out of time :( You can find a clue that says "Count my points" in the room with the pipes, this refers to the pentagram so, 5!
@ramble-house-games Really? That's bad! Hmm... Are you sure you didn't have to zoom out a bit more? Arrows only appear when fully zoomed out.
I really like the simplicity of the graphic, and nice theme implementation :)
I loved it, please further develop this, it has great puzzling and platforming potential, congrats, guys!
I also corner glitched but it's alright! You did so many things right, a glitch is totally forgivable! Well done ^^ Loved the idea and execution was also very good! Loved the screen shake, the amount was just right.
A simple game with great art and well polished. It is so lovely when couples make games together!
Very cool! I like the graphics a lot, you put a lot of effort into it and I can tell, also didn't encounter any bugs at all, feels well polished!
Screenshot (43).png Ya! I'm a good employee. That x1000 to x50000 was way too fast to get but I can understand that you did it so people don't go towards promotion before getting all upgrades. And I can say that this is more interesting than my current day job.
Just adorable! Audio is very good and the art is the cutest thing ever! Feels so good to play, well done!
That was phenomena! 5 stars for everything! Especially Audio was the best the whole jam so far for me!
Just amazing! Simple gameplay and fun. Art is phenomenal! Surely the most beautiful game I've played so far! And the theme implementation, so out of the box! Well done :D
Mizizizi, you mad scientist did it again!
Wow Phil! You went for a puzzle game this time I see and reinvented Tetris :D Gameplay amazing, art very clean, music perfect (especially when the drum track hits, that snare is huge)! Can't wait for the Post Mortem next year :angel:
Nice visuals and audio and overall a nice game. It's nice to see another light based game :D
Nice strategy game! Your art is amazing!
Took me a bit to realize how exactly to play but once I understood, it was fun. How did you come up with this? xD Also, the "deeper knowledge" was a very original way to implement the theme.
Another awesome game, simple to understand, smooth to play. This is your best music so far, don't be afraid to put it a bit louder, bro! The background layering was so beutiful! Great one, Vim!
Why this one has no reviews yet??? It is well polished and very beautiful to say the least! Well done :)
@aditon Hmmm that's strange, the tools are supposed to always cycle like this: lantern, pickaxe, hand in that order. It does so for me, if this is not the case for you did you try the windows or browser version and what browser to check it out just to make sure :D. Thank you everyone so much for your kind words and for taking the time to play and review my game!
@ilprinny Petting the bird actually sounds like a pretty neat idea! Maybe post jam I can turn it another way to regenerate health or something so you have an extra thing to do if there is no ore to mine.
I absolutely loved the audio! Art is fine as well. Gameplay is simple but sure didn't feel like a jam game!
And I thought I was getting better :'( Fun simple game but with thought put into it, it is not just spam a button to run faster!
Art is beautiful, both 2d and 3d. Movement was smooth and satisfying but I got glitched out of the map lots of times, it's ok for a jam though, no problem at all! It was cute and otherworldly, hard to make such worlds in 3 days. Oh, btw if you make your game full screen only, it is a nice touch to add a pause menu or something so we can exit the game without having to alt+f4.
Unfortunately, loading never completes, tried it in chrome and firefox.
What an awesome snake spinoff! Right on the theme and so innovative!
Aaaaah cuteness overload, I can't even~
Very unique, loved the art style. Requires some quick thinking, but that's the point!
Very cute little game and totally based on true events... This is what's happening while I write this review:IMG_20221006_205716.jpg
That was a masterpiece! I think we found the humor category winner!
Nailed the theme, easy to understand, addictive gameplay. Well done!
It's so addictive once you figure it out, well done!
What a great game! Loved everything. I can see some speed running potential, it's very addictive
Great game with outside the box thinking (no pun intended)
I love the character design, nailed the theme category. Very well polished.
Yooo, didn't expect that plot twist 🤣 Pretty awesome game!
This one indeed has great post jam potential. It is a very solid foundation! Grats!
This is so well polished! Also loved the art style and animations!
Absolutely brilliant! I was playing for quiet a long time, wanted to see more and more! The gameplay is awesome, the art breath taking. I also loved the fonts you used! Very well polished game, with a message!
AAAA The ghost cat, ICANTEVEN! Another masterpiece, gg guys!
The polishing of this game is insane! The pixel art is also amazing and I really enjoyed the music!
Wooow! I wasn't expecting that, 1st of all this has to be one of the most polished games I've seen so far. The idea is simple, we have all seen similar games, but even though it is so simple and easy to learn, you managed to make a puzzle gane I haven't seen similar before!
My fav game so far! This is a gem!
I love the art style, the particles make the game look so polished. The mini games were very fun!
Very nice game. Well polished with awesome art and audio!
C++ and your own engine? Well done! The physics are so smoooth and I totally love the aesthetic. I wouldn't call the art just programmer's art, it has a vintage aesthetic and the color work really well together, gg!
Pretty straight forward, I loved your take on the attack mechanic, it's very interesting. Idk how the boss fight was before the updates, but it was a very cool fight! I played the new version since I wanted to get the best possible update and not comment on bugs you've already resolved ^^
Hope you're hiring! I need this job!
The hints were very useful. Personally, I believe gamejams bring cultures together, having game development as a common passion so thank you for including the little trivia for the game title! Art is very good as well and it is very polished.
I played this one more times that I should admit! It's very addictive! I loved the art!
Funniest game I've played so fsr and the art is so amazing 😂
Such a lovely game. I surely need a break after that but I'm gonna play again soon to check some other endings! So awesome!
I love text adventures! And I also love monochrome games. That was a great experience! Reminds me of my neighborhood...
Rank B! That was a nice game, well polished. There was some trial and error going on, but once you get what everything does, it's get very fun
I played the downloadable version and it works like a charm! As mentioned above, it also reminds me of Plate up. Very fun game and I loved the 3d art!
Hmmm.. I'm not sure if there's a bug in some browsers. Most likely is my poor mechanics explanation. I'll edit the description, wish I had more tike for a tutorial.
Hover the cursor around the screen to control the Grim Reaper's hand direction. Move smoothly to avoid entanglement and position the saw blade of the harvesting machine accordingly.
I'll also make a playthrough tutorial.
Thanks everyone for the heads up!
@pyspher9 Thanks for trying my game and for your extended review on what you phased! Hmmm there's certainly not a constant move, this might be a bug. Did you try the web version and what browser to check it out?
Victory! I normally don't really like tower defense games, but that was very refreshing. Also, I loved the art style
This is a masterpiece. I loved the theme implementation, you harvest for organs. And both pixel art and 8 bit music are phenomenal! Well done!
Amazing game! Loved the take on the theme and you nailed the execution!
Ok... Now I need this game irl! That's a sport I'd watch! It controls very smoothly making it very satisfying to play
I totally fell in love with the main menu screen. This is so. Polished and so much work has been done! And I loved the humor!
Physics based puzzle game. Brilliant! I also loved the art and audio elements and it was very well polished, especially the lighting effects gave life to the game!
Such a shame you lost time by switching engine mid jam! Audio would really enhance the experience and you've already done so much! It's good to see something so fresh and different!
This is a gem! Art and audio are pure art and the gameplay is pretty fun! I loved the ghosts and their text.
Hahahahaha this is so fun! And I love the art and audio. So well polished!
I absolutely love the vintage aesthetic. You've done so much for the time you had!